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    Frattini said the two leaders would discuss a range of issues and that Italy would attempt to boost ties with Belarus. "Italy is pushing for rapprochement and creating an atmosphere of trust with Belarus in European structures" Frattini said. Belarus and the European Union have recently moved to rebuild ties. Full Article at RIA Novosti
    Italy is pushing for rapprochement and creating an atmosphere of trust with Belarus in European structures
    Franco Frattini – Franco Frattini SOURCE: RIA Novosti 2 months ago

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  1. Canadian astronaut Robert Thirsk waves as he arrival at the Star City, outside Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009. Canadian astronaut Robert Thirsk, Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko, and Belgian astronaut Frank De Winne landed safely on the Kazakhstan steppes on Tuesday following a six-month stint on the International Space Station.
  2. Canadian astronaut Robert Thirsk smiles as he arrival at the Star City, outside Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009. Canadian astronaut Robert Thirsk, Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko, and Belgian astronaut Frank De Winne landed safely on the Kazakhstan steppes on Tuesday following a six-month stint on the International Space Station.
  3. Local activists shout slogans during a torch rally to mark the 25th anniversary of the Bhopal gas disaster in Bhopal December 2, 2009. In December 1984, the Union Carbide Corp pesticide plant developed a toxic gas leak resulting in thousands of people dying in the aftermath, in what is called one of the world's worst industrial disasters. Bhopalis and environmental groups say many more people have been harmed since then by pollutants seeping out of the plant site into ground water, which they contend have caused health problems for nearby residents including cancer, growth retardation and dizziness.
  4. Spanish humanitarian organisation Barcelona Accio Solidaria is escorted by Mauritanian military on their way to Senegal border, near Nouachott December 2, 2009. Mauritania has denied reports that it has located three Spanish aid workers, distributing computers and other equipment to poor communities for the Barcelona-based aid organisation, who were abducted at the weekend, the Spanish government said on Tuesday.
  5. EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran. Iranian anti-riot police stand guard in front of the British embassy during a protest gathering in Tehran December 2, 2009. The gathering was held to ask British government to return Arash Hejazi, who fled to London after being identified as a witness in the death of Neda Agha-Soltan.
  6. European Commissioner for Competition Neelie Kroes (R) talks with Commissioner for Transport Antonio Tajani during the first Commission meeting after the beginning of the European Union's Lisbon reform treaty in Brussels December 2, 2009.
  7. Local activists shout slogans during a torch rally to mark the 25th anniversary of the Bhopal gas disaster in Bhopal December 2, 2009. In December 1984, the Union Carbide Corp pesticide plant developed a toxic gas leak resulting in thousands of people dying in the aftermath, in what is called one of the world's worst industrial disasters. Bhopalis and environmental groups say many more people have been harmed since then by pollutants seeping out of the plant site into ground water, which they contend have caused health problems for nearby residents including cancer, growth retardation and dizziness.
  8. EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran. A group of Islamist students perform as they recreate the scene of the murdering of protester Neda Agha-Soltan, who was killed during a post election anti-governmental protest, in front of the British embassy in Tehran December 2, 2009. This gathering was held to ask British government to return Arash Hejazi, who fled to London after being identified as a witness in the death of Agha-Soltan.
  9. MADRID, SPAIN - DECEMBER 02: Spanish actress Vanessa Romero attends the presentation of 'Ecovidrio Calendar' on December 2, 2009 in Madrid, Spain.
  10. MADRID, SPAIN - DECEMBER 02: Spanish actress Vanessa Romero attends the presentation of 'Ecovidrio Calendar' on December 2, 2009 in Madrid, Spain.
  11. MADRID, SPAIN - DECEMBER 02: Spanish actress Silvia Abascal attends the presentation of 'Ecovidrio Calendar' on December 2, 2009 in Madrid, Spain.
  12. MADRID, SPAIN - DECEMBER 02: Almudena Cid attends the presentation of 'Ecovidrio Calendar' on December 2, 2009 in Madrid, Spain.
  13. MADRID, SPAIN - DECEMBER 02: Spanish chief Dario Barrio attends the presentation of 'Ecovidrio Calendar' on December 2, 2009 in Madrid, Spain.
  14. MADRID, SPAIN - DECEMBER 02: Spanish actress Vanessa Romero attends the presentation of 'Ecovidrio Calendar' on December 2, 2009 in Madrid, Spain.
  15. Swiss police in riot gear arrive to the conference center during the third day of the 7th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) at the International Conference Centre Geneva (CICG), in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009.
  16. Jewish settlers watch others build a cement foundation for a synagogue as a symbolic act of protest against Israeli government decision to freeze construction of private homes in settlements, in the West Bank Jewish settlement of Efrat south of Jerusalem, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week announced a 10-month building freeze, which bars the construction of new homes in West Bank settlements.
  17. Iranian anti-riot police officers stand under the unicorn on the fortified gates of the British Embassy in Tehran, Iran, during an anti-British demonstration, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009. Earlier Iran freed five British sailors detained last week when their racing yacht drifted accidentally into Iranian waters in the Persian Gulf. Britain said it was delighted with Wednesday's release and praised Tehran's handling of the incident. The 60-foot yacht was in the Persian Gulf on its way from Bahrain to Dubai for the start of ant offshore race when it ran into a problem with its propeller, said Andrew Pindar, whose Team Pindar owns the yacht. It drifted into Iranian waters and was seized by the elite Revolutionary Guard's navy.
  18. Iranian anti-riot police officers stand outside the fortified gates of the British Embassy in Tehran, Iran, during an anti-British demonstration, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009. Earlier Iran freed five British sailors detained last week when their racing yacht drifted accidentally into Iranian waters in the Persian Gulf. Britain said it was delighted with Wednesday's release and praised Tehran's handling of the incident. The 60-foot yacht was in the Persian Gulf on its way from Bahrain to Dubai for the start of ant offshore race when it ran into a problem with its propeller, said Andrew Pindar, whose Team Pindar owns the yacht. It drifted into Iranian waters and was seized by the elite Revolutionary Guard's navy.